Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-21
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TELEGRAPMIC NEWS
The Jubilee Celebration.


mer weather in London. A lovelier day
could not have been desired for the celebra'
ton of Her Majesty's jubilee. The sun
shone bright, .he air was clear and not very
: warm, and gentle breeze blew steadily.
The crowds scattered over the city are I'M
precedented in numbers and size. Thou5-
ands Of people who yesterday selected loca-
tons along the route of to.days procession
in order to retain them occupied them all
the night, and many used camp stools or
! mprovised rests to enable them to with
stand the long and tiresome occupation. A
steady stream of carriages and pedestrians
poured constantly ali night until dawn
through the city from all directions towards
West End. AT five o'clock this morning
every point of vantage along the streets
composing the royal procession route was
secured At o'clock the line of route was
on each side a compact mass OF people,
Every bcdy, despite the discomfort of the
crowding, manifested the utmost good hui
NOR. The scene at Westminster Abbey was
most brilliant, every seat was filled and
every person present was distinguished
person. When the identities were enumer-
aled it seemed as if every locality the
world over had sent one or more OF its re-
preventative personages to do honor to
Engand's Queen on Britan's greatest holt
day There never probably in modern times
assembled under one roof an audience so
we'll and so brilliantly arrayed. Every man
present entitled to wear uniform or de-
cora.ion had both on, new or FURNISHED up.
! When this audience was ali seated the
scene presented was Incompatible. When
the sun shone brightly through the noble
stained windows of the abbey its rays fell
upon an unaccustomed sight and the pic.
lure was indescribable. This audience,
banked up az it was in church, was any
thing but sombre For while when all
were seated there was quiet but this was
only long enough to enable the people to To-
cate one another Then there was the
life OF recognition and of gossip and it
graduated rapidly into noisy hum. This
was startling 10 a person who entered
suddenly, considering the place and who
were buried there, but the stranger was
soon fascinated and himself added to what
had struck him as dissertation. Busy and
interested as were the people making this
irreverent congregation some personages
entered the abbey strong enough to COM
pei general attention and recognition.
When the Marquis of Salisbury, the Queens
prime minister, entered and proceeded to
the place set apart for him he was cheered.
When Mr.. Gladstone was observed quietly
edging his way TO his seat he was also
cheered. Such was the eagerness of those
who had assured places in the audience at
Westminster TO be on hand that scorces OF
lords and ladies repaired 10 the edifice at
unnecessarily early hours and as many OF
them were admitted without having partakel
OF any break fast. 1t was a strange sight to
see TASKS aud sandwiches exchanged in
such crowd and eagery used by number.
less ari4tocrats unable to longer withstand
hanger or thirst. This business when
cnt, even on jubilee day in Westmin
sler The line of the procession from
Buckingham Palace 10 Westminster Abbey,
was as follows: From the palace portals
along Constitution HILL Piccadilly, Regent
street, Waterloo Place, Pail Mall, East |
Cockspur street, Northumberland avenue,
Thames Embankment, Bridge street to I
Abbey The line of route was kept by !
nearly 10000 troops representing all |
branches of the service and in addition GOO |
boys from naval training ships were drawn \
mp Mt the base of the Nelson monument. In (
addition TO the military, many thousands of
police both mounted and on foot were on
duty under the command of Sir Charles \
Warren. The particular feature at Buck.
ingham Palace was that the two services
were equally honored, the guards lining one
side Of the roadway at Buckingham Palace
gates, and on the other side the Blue \
Jackets were posted The same services
were also represented in like manner at /
the entrance to Westminster Abbey.
me hr7t OF Inc royal procession was COM
posed OF the Indian princes and few minor
German princes. Punclually at Ills g. m.
The Queen, in an open carriage, emerged
from the palace gates. At sight of her
thousands of voices were lifted up in cheers,
the applause being accompanied by the
music OF the many military bands stationed
in front OF the palace. The Queen did not
wear her state robes, but was dressed in
black. Her carriage was drawn by eight
ponies. The Prince of Wales, the Duke of
Edinburgh, the Duke of Connaught, her
sons the Crown Prince Imperial of Ger.
many, the Marquis of Lorne, Prince Chris.
tian, of Schleswig- Holslein, and Prince
Henry. Of Battenburg. her sons in. law and